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Northeast monsoon affects Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Cagayan and Isabela will have cloudy skies with rains as a result. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. According to the weather bureau, Central Luzon, Rest of Ilocos Region, Rest of Cagayan Valley, Ifugao and Benguet will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Dec. 5

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Dec. 5: Flight schedules may be subject to changed. MIAA advised passengers to monitor its official Facebook page for any updates. It also earlier advised travelers to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The government […]

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DOH reports 934 more COVID-19 cases in PHL; recoveries rise to 399,457

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 436,000 mark on Friday, Dec. 4, after the Department of Health reported 934 additional cases. The DOH said of the 436,345 total cases, 85.4 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic,  4.9 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.28 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 75, Laguna with 59, and Baguio, Bulacan and Davao City with 34 […]

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Palace: Conduct of workshops, trainings, seminars allowed in GCQ areas

IATF allows maximum of 30% capacity, Roque says (Eagle News) — The conduct of workshops, trainings and seminars is now allowed in areas under a general community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, however, limited the capacity to up to 30 percent. Roque said congresses, board meetings, conferences,  colloquia, conclaves, symposia, and consumer trade shows are also allowed, subject to the same capacity limit […]

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PNP looking into alleged ties of Los Baños, Laguna mayor to illegal drugs in probe of his killing

Investigators also checking if slay was work-related (Eagle News) — The police are looking into the alleged ties of Los Baños, Laguna mayor Caesar Perez to illegal drugs in their probe of his killing on Thursday night. In a television interview on Friday, Laguna Provincial Police spokesperson Lt. Col. Chitadel Gaoiran said the police were also looking at the possibility his killing was related to his work as mayor. Perez was among the politicians on […]

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Inflation accelerates to 3.3 percent in November

(Eagle News) — Inflation accelerated to 3.3 percent in November, the fastest since April 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Friday, Dec. 4. According to the PSA, the inflation rate recorded last month was a jump from the 2.5 percent registered in October, the 1.3 percent recorded in November 2019. The PSA said the country’s year-to-date inflation for 2020 was at 2.6 percent. The agency attributed the overall acceleration to the annual increase of […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected today due to tail-end of frontal system, northeast monsoon

(Eagle News)–The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern Luzon and the rest of Central Luzon. According to PAGASA, due to the frontal system, Qurino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Camarines provinces will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Dec. 4

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Dec. 4: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA has said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic travel is allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has […]

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President Duterte to UN: “Gross injustice” if countries not given access to COVID-19 vaccine due to “poverty or strategic unimportance”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Dec. 3, reiterated his call for “universal access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines and technologies,” noting that it would be a “gross injustice that will haunt the world for a long time” if any country was excluded “by reason of poverty or strategic unimportance.” In his pre-recorded message aired during the 31st Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in Response to the Coronavirus […]

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Move It granted provisional authority to operate

(Eagle News) –Move It riders can now resume their operations. This was after the Motorcycle Taxi Technical Working Group on Thursday, Dec. 3,  approved the issuance of a provisional authority to operate to the motorcycle-riding company. With the provisional authority, the Department of Transportation said the company can operate under the extended Motorcycle Taxi Pilot Program. The DOTr said the provisional authority is valid from December 3 to 8, pending approval of the company’s enhanced/modified […]

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Tail-end of frontal system affects eastern section of N. Luzon

Rest of N. Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. PAGASA said as a result, Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Group of Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. According to PAGASA, moderate to […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 435,413; 328 more recoveries reported

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 435,000 mark on Thursday, Dec. 3, after the Department of Health reported 1061 more cases. The DOH said of the 435,413 total cases, 85.2 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 5 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.28 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City and Quezon City with 92 each, Rizal with 50, Pampanga with 44, and […]

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